Ancient History

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• The Roman Soldier by G. R. Watson

  
  Strategist's Personal Library — Authority: 128
  The Roman Soldier by G. R. Watson published in 1985 this book uses a slightly unusual method in describing the roman army of the western empire.  This is done through going through a soldiers experiences from beginnings through retirement.  Most histories deal with this by discussing different ranks separately but ...
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• Carnivalesque #57

  
  Muhlberger's Early History — Authority: 132
  A fine collection of recent posts from Ancient and Medieval blogs, collected at Zenobia: Empress of the East. Read!
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• Will You Be Celebrating Saturnalia This Holiday Season?

  
  Disinformation — Authority: 539
  A celebration dear to the hearts of the Disinformation team at this time of year is Saturnalia , one of the most popular Roman festivals. It was marked by tomfoolery and reversal of social roles, in which slaves and masters ostensibly switched places, with expectedly humorous results. Saturnalia was introduced ...
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• Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates World

  
  Disinformation — Authority: 539
  Via The Onion : Members of the earth’s earliest known civilization, the Sumerians, looked on in shock and confusion some 6,000 years ago as God, the Lord Almighty, created Heaven and Earth. According to recently excavated clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script, thousands of Sumerians—the first humans to ...
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• New Academic Program in Value and Equivalency

  
  Ancient World Bloggers Group (AWBG) — Authority: 402
  It has been announced that Frankfurt University and the Technical University at Darmstadt will begin their new program in Wert und Äquivalent. This interdisciplinary program will be directed by faculty from the two universities who are of international renown and active in a number of related disciplines: African ...
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• Bone Age [Ancient History]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 804
  1,000-year old womens bones found in a rural Yorkshire excavation are significantly larger than those of village women from the same era - possibly because "the sexual division of labour was much less marked in rural areas." [ Guardian ]
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• Bone Age [Ancient History]

  
  GossipMax — Authority: 159
  1,000-year old womens bones found in a rural Yorkshire excavation are significantly larger than those of village women from the same era - possibly because "the sexual division of labour was much less marked in rural areas." [ Guardian ]
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• "A Drunk 4-Year-Old Is Accused Of Stealing Christmas Presents From His Neighbors…" [Read It And Weep]

  
  GossipMax — Authority: 159
  Reports News 9 , "She says she is not sure how her 4-year-old managed to get out of the house, open a beer, and steal the neighbors presents from under their tree" : This is so sad: a 4-year-old Chattanooga boy got out of the house, somehow got hold of and opened a beer, then wandered the neighborhood and snatched a ...
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• New Academic Program in Value and Equivalency

  
  Numismatics and Archaeology — Authority: 402
  It has been announced that Frankfurt University and the Technical University at Darmstadt will begin their new program in Wert und Äquivalent (Value and Equivalency). This interdisciplinary program will be directed by faculty of international renown from the two universities who are active in a number of related ...
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• We Laugh Because it is Funny but also Because it is True: The Weakness of the Historical Method

  
  zenpundit.com — Authority: 126
  This amusing videoclip makes the same point that my polymathic amigo Dave Schuler likes to make about the true state of historiography about classical    antiquity : I will now let Dave speak for himself: ….Take the example of a single book, Plato’s Republic . The book was written in something ...
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• Arts | Humanities | Complex Networks – a Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci2010

  
  arts-humanities.net: Digital Humanities and Arts - Engage with digital learning and research — Authority: 126
  We are pleased to invite you toArts | Humanities | Complex Networks– a Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci 2010taking place at BarabásiLab – Center for Complex Network Research,Northeastern University in Boston, MA, on Monday, May 10, 2010.Abstract: [read more...]Archaeology and 3D technology
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• Arts | Humanities | Complex Networks – a Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci2010

  
  arts-humanities.net: Digital Humanities and Arts - Engage with digital learning and research — Authority: 126
  Start: 10/05/2010 - 08:30 End: 10/05/2010 - 18:00We are pleased to invite you toArts | Humanities | Complex Networks– a Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci 2010taking place at BarabásiLab – Center for Complex Network Research,Northeastern University in Boston, MA, on Monday, May 10, 2010.Abstract: [read ...
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• Difficile est saturam non scribere

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 417
  Simple comme bonjour It’s early in the morning, but this article has already completely spoiled my day: “ Burial cloth found in Jerusalem cave casts doubt on authenticity of Turin Shroud “. No, it does not cast doubt, because we know that the Turin Shroud is a medieval forgery. So why does this archaeologist ...
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• So given a genuine specimen from the time of Christ the carbon dating does work

  
  Strategist's Personal Library — Authority: 128
  Burial cloth found in Jerusalem cave casts doubt on authenticity of Turin Shroud.
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• The Death of Christmas, Part I

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 461
  I admit I go back awhile.  (That’s a euphemism for getting old.) As George Burns famously said, getting old ”beats the alternative.”  I sometimes question that wisdom but I’ll let that thought go for now. Age has a few benefits aside from Social Security, including the capacity to hearken back to ...
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• Platner items

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 417
  Long overdue (tedious): the articles of Platner & Ashby’s Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome entitled Castra and especially Domus .
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• A virtual visit to Pompeii

  
  World of Royalty Blog — Authority: 130
  Ancient Pompeii ruins hit Google Street View
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• Day School Lunching

  
  Mrs. Ca — Authority: 112
  Over the summer, during a weekend trip to my parents house, I noticed something familiar in the toy basket my mom puts out for Gabbie. Its red, plastic handle was sticking up over the top of the basket. My lunch box from elementary school - a red model with Care Bears on the front. I think I got it in the first grade; ...
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• One thing leads to another...

  
  Naveed's Realm — Authority: 402
  ...and my focus starts to change. Last year Im blogging about UFOs and other bizarre subjects on here and now I seem to slowly be going towards a more philosophical/theological subjects. Dont get me wrong Ive still been blogging about UFOs and what not and probably still will. Actually looking back over the last year ...
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• Quirinius’ Census

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 417
  Ostracon, recording a part of Quirinius census. Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. The ostracon to the right can be seen in the National Library of Austria. It was found in Elephantine in southern Egypt, and was written by someone who was obviously accustomed to writing many texts. A man named Amonios son of Amonios, tax ...
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